A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.
The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.
Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.
One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.
That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.
From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow.
【小题1】How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

A．did whatever jobs he could.

B．grow some of their own food in the garden

C．moved into the house on Beechwood

D．making a lot of money

【小题2】In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      .

A．The winter is really long.

B．The winter is really cold.

C．Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter

D．Grandma really missed the grandpa.

【小题3】Who helped with the grandma’s garden?

A．Grandchildren	B．Bees
C．Frank	D．The neighbors

【小题4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Garden	B．My Grandparents
C．Grandpa’s Bees	D．The Secret of Grandma

 

Dear Peter,

   My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn’t like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can’t understand the words. So we don’t want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father.

Can you send me a picture of your friends. 

                                                    Yours,

                                                      Frank

1.  Frank has__________ friends in the picture.

A. seven     B. six   C. five    D. eight

2. This e-mail(电子邮件) is for_________.

A. Sally    B. Sandra     C. Frank     D. Peter

3.  _____like sports.

A. Jimmy, Sandra and Sally    B. Maria, Rick and Jimmy

C. Sally, Rick, Jimmy and Sandra   D. Helen, Frank and Rick

4.  “understand” means(意思是)_________ in Chinese.

A. 喜欢        B. 理解        C.  听说      D.  观看

5. Why don’t Frank and his friends in the picture want to see Beijing Opera again?

A. Because Beijing Opera is boring    B. Because Beijing Opera is bad

C. Because Beijing Opera is fun       D. Because they can’t understand it.

 

Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Nanjing Sunshine Secondary School. The table below is his mid-term self-assessment(自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress：

1.Li Ping thinks he did best in ______ in Unit 1.

A. opposites        B. using a dictionary

C. a report         D. present perfect tense

2.What does Li Ping need to improve（提高） in Unit 1?

A. Present perfect tense.       B. Using a dictionary

C. A report.                    D. Opposites.

3.Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A. Present perfect tense.       B. Passive voice.

C. Organizing information.      D. Favorite educational computer game.

4.What is Li Ping NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A. Suffixes ‘full’and ‘less’.   B. Past continuous tense

C. Linking words.                   D. My best holiday.

5.From the table we know Li Ping is weak in ________

A. Vocabulary                       B. Main task  

C. Study skills／Pronunciation      D. Grammar 

 

Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Nanjing Sunshine Secondary School. The table below is his mid-term self-assessment(自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress：

【小题1】Li Ping thinks he did best in ______ in Unit 1.

A．opposites	B．using a dictionary
C．a report	D．present perfect tense

【小题2】What does Li Ping need to improve（提高） in Unit 1?

A．Present perfect tense.	B．Using a dictionary
C．A report.	D．Opposites.

【小题3】Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A．Present perfect tense.	B．Passive voice.
C．Organizing information.	D．Favorite educational computer game.

【小题4】What is Li Ping NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A．Suffixes ‘full’and ‘less’.	B．Past continuous tense
C．Linking words.	D．My best holiday.

【小题5】From the table we know Li Ping is weak in ________

A．Vocabulary	B．Main task
C．Study skills／Pronunciation	D．Grammar

Dear Peter,
My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn’t like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can’t understand the words. So we don’t want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father.
Can you send me a picture of your friends. 
Yours,
Frank
【小题1】 Frank has__________ friends in the picture.

A．seven

B．six

C．five

D．eight

【小题2】This e-mail(电子邮件) is for_________.

A．Sally

B．Sandra

C．Frank

D．Peter

【小题3】 _____like sports.

A．Jimmy, Sandra and Sally	B．Maria, Rick and Jimmy
C．Sally, Rick, Jimmy and Sandra	D．Helen, Frank and Rick

【小题4】 “understand” means(意思是)_________ in Chinese.

A．喜欢

B．理解

C．听说

D．观看

【小题5】Why don’t Frank and his friends in the picture want to see Beijing Opera again?

A．Because Beijing Opera is boring	B．Because Beijing Opera is bad
C．Because Beijing Opera is fun	D．Because they can’t understand it.